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Roy Battersby

Roy Battersby

Actor, Director, Producer

Born April 20, 1936 in London, England

Died January 10, 2024

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Roy Battersby (1936-2024) was a British director. He started his career making documentary features for the BBC, including work on their groundbreaking science series Tomorrow's World. In 1970 he directed the innovative scientific documentary film The Body, before moving into drama and directing TV plays, often working with writer Colin Welland.

He made with several films for the Play for Today series but his role as an organiser with the Workers Revolutionary Party and his Trotskyist politics led to him being blacklisted by the BBC at the behest of Special Branch and the security services, a fact which Battersby was unaware of at the time.

Once his association ended in the 1980s, Battersby was allowed to direct at the BBC once more. Serials such as 1986's King of the Ghetto led to regular work on Between the Lines in the early 90s. Now specialising in crime drama, he also helmed several episodes of ITV's Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost and Cracker. His 2005 film Red Mercury was shown at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it was nominated for best film. In 1996, Battersby was awarded the Alan Clarke award at BAFTA. He was married to actress Judy Loe and is the stepfather of actress Kate Beckinsale.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Poster

Drama out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today Documentary2020Self - Director

Call the Cops Mini-Series2008Self

Right to Work March Poster

Right to Work March Short Film1972Self

Director

31

Type

Year

Red Mercury Poster

Red Mercury Feature Film2005

In Defence TV Series2000

Doomwatch: Winter Angel Poster

Doomwatch: Winter Angel TV Movie1999

Space Island One Poster

Space Island One TV Series1998

The Moth Poster

The Moth TV Movie1997

Cracker TV Series1993

Olly's Prison Poster

Olly's Prison TV Movie1993

A Touch of Frost Poster

A Touch of Frost TV Series1992

Between the Lines Poster

Between the Lines TV Series1992

The Black Candle Poster

The Black Candle TV Movie1991

Eurocops Poster

Eurocops TV Series1988

The Play on One Poster

The Play on One TV Series1988

Gentry TV Movie1987

Inspector Morse Poster

Inspector Morse TV Series1987

King of the Ghetto Poster

King of the Ghetto TV Series1986

Mr. Love Poster

Mr. Love Feature Film1986

Screenplay Poster

Screenplay TV Series1986

Unnatural Causes Poster

Unnatural Causes TV Series1986

Winter Flight Poster

Winter Flight Feature Film1984

No Excuses Poster

No Excuses TV Series1983

The Home Front Poster

The Home Front TV Series1983

A Change in Time TV Movie1981

The Palestinian Poster

The Palestinian Documentary1977

Couples TV Series1975

Centre Play Poster

Centre Play TV Series1973

Home and Away TV Series1972

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970

The Body Poster

The Body Documentary1970

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV Series1969

Some Women Poster

Some Women TV Movie1969

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965

Producer

1

Tomorrow's World Poster

Tomorrow's World TV Series1965

Other Crew

1

The Body Poster

The Body Documentary1970

Script and Continuity Department

1

Greys Inbetween Poster

Greys Inbetween Feature Film2008

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